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Hypothesis Testing

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A company produces pens. The probability that any pen is defective is 0.08.

a.

A sample of 15 pens is taken. Find the probability that 2 or more pens are defective.

[2]
b.

An employee claims that the probability that a pen is defective is more than 0.08. They take a sample of 20 pens and 3 are defective. Stating your hypothesis clearly, test the employee's claim at the 5% significance level.

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Hypothesis Testing Questions

  1. A Level
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  3. /Hypothesis Testing

Practise Edexcel A Level Maths Hypothesis Testing with exam-style questions for A Level Maths. 8 questions covering 7.1 Hypothesis Testing, 7.2 Finding Critical Values, 7.3 One-Tailed Tests, and 7.4 Two-Tailed Tests, matched to the Edexcel A Level Maths (9MA0) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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